West Michigan Environmental Action Council (WMEAC) is a non-profit organization dedicated to environmental education, advocacy, and citizen empowerment. Among other activities and projects, WMEAC sponsors working groups on various environmental issues in western Michigan, including one on Religion, Ecology, and Spirituality (RES). The RES Working Group is open to people from any religious tradition and meets on a monthly basis for discussion and event planning. RES is currently working toward the following four goals:

1. Helping religious communities in west Michigan see the spiritual dimensions of caring for the earth
   
   
2. Providing religious communities with resources that will help them become more ecologically responsible
   
   
3. Encouraging religious communities to model sustainability
   
   
4. Fostering global justice by promoting ethical consumer practices on the local level

Over the course of its history, the Group has addressed numerous issues, including land stewardship, sustainable economics, environmental justice, urban sprawl, climate change, and the role of environmental rituals in religious traditions. In addition to organizing programs and speakers for local religious groups, RES celebrates Earth Day by holding environmental religious services and sponsors biennial conferences on religion, spirituality, and ecology. The Group promotes responsible resource use and provides religious groups with guidelines for energy conservation. RES also provides educational materials, such as books, cassettes, and videos, through its lending library.